Which organizations offer free scholarships to international students?

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Some examples of organizations offering international student scholarships include Avvo Scholarship Program, Perk Consulting, Philanthropic Educational Organization, Fulbright Foreign Student Program and Rotary International. The availability of international student scholarships is subject to each applicant's academic standing, course of study and personal background.

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The availability of international student scholarships varies based on many factors such as academic merit, financial need, country of origin and course of study. The University of Wisconsin-Stout offers merit-based international undergraduate scholarships of up to $4,000 to $6,000 per year. Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, also awards renewable merit-based scholarships to international students, ranging between $2,000 and $20,000 per year.

Some organizations award international student scholarships based on the geographic location of their school. Perk Consulting awards scholarships to international students studying in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region. These scholarships are worth $1,000 and meant for postsecondary degrees in the United States. Philanthropic Educational Organization is also another organization that awards international scholarships. Its International Peace Scholarship program offers need-based graduate scholarships worth up to $10,000 to female international students.

Avvo Scholarship Program is open to international students engaged in undergraduate or graduate legal studies. The graduate scholarship offers up to $10,000 while the undergraduate scholarship offers up to $5,000. Berkeley College, a business and fashion college in New York, offers international full-time student scholarships based on financial need and academic merit. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program offers scholarships to postgraduate international students as part of efforts to bolster public diplomacy and cultural exchange.